diff --git a/writing/the-girl b/writing/the-girl new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c92d627 --- /dev/null +++ b/writing/the-girl @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +the girl +by Ze'ev Schurmann +18 March 2021 + +> Trigger Warning: This poem covers themes that may be upsetting to most people, such as rape and suicide. Do not read if you may be negatively impacted by this poem. + +You said I was beautiful, +You told me I was nice, +But I had no idea +That I was rolling dice. + +I thought you were decent, +How you spoke with my friends, +But I never would have imagined +What you really did intend. + +I enjoyed your company, +I shone with delight, +If only I had known +The ending of that night. + +You asked me back to your place, +When they called last round, +A few drinks to watch the sunrise, +Amazing it did sound. + +And we sat there on your deck, +And watched the sky turn blue, +As you fed me drinks, +Your intentions were not true. + +And then you made it clear, +What it was you did want, +To tear off my skirt, +And do your “manly” stunt. + +You told me I asked for it, +But that was not true, +I only wanted to relax, +And watch the sun with you. + +You blamed it on my clothes, +And said it's what I want, +But to be honest, +You're just a fucking cunt. + +You took away my innocence, +And still you wanted more, +And you didn't care, +You called me a dirty whore. + +You hurt me that morning, +For weeks I did bleed, +And then I was pregnant, +With your awful seed. + +I had to go to the clinic, +And kill an unborn light, +My soul was crushed that day, +Did I do what's right? + +Now I don't trust men, +No matter who they are, +I see them all as evil, +I keep them well afar. + +You broke my soul that day, +You never cared for me, +And now I suffer in silence, +Happy I cannot be. + +So now I stand here, +On my wooden stool, +How I feel useless, +For ever trusting you. + +I place the rope around my neck, +So my suffering can stop, +For all the pain you caused me, +I kick the stool and drop.